Imagine custom molding concrete shapes to make a wall, but instead of making them fit together nicely, you decide to waste material AND force people to cut them just to make them fit. What an unbelievably shit design. Would not buy.

wow, this early in youtube you did make a very good and informative video. Hope you are doing well in life sir

Looks expensive.

Down in Ohio

Cool

But isn’t this why they make right and left corner blocks so you don’t have to make cuts?

3:12 Design by KoWALski Engineering, Inc.

Thank you for making the video not too long but extremely informative I always appreciate somebody that’s knowledgeable in their trade. Thank you

i have a near collapse wall of my neighbor toward my house or his house if it collapse, is it possible to send you the photo of the case to say your opinion?

But the question is is it not more affordable than a concrete poured wall?

Time to call kowaski pe

Cost

Joe is great dude I gave him his first wall project in milford ohio.

Where is this located

We just built our second wall like this using 'castle blocks' that the concrete companies pour from returned concrete. They have gotten much better at pouring them over the years, and the decorative face has gotten much better. They were _way_ cheaper than the premade blocks like these.

How does this hold up to wind load? It looks like you're going ~2ft deep. How does the fence post not act like a lever and simply peel off the top 2 blocks of the retaining wall?

What type of aggregate was used for the base?

excellent video. Clear, concise and well presented. The instructor spoke loud and clear and directed toward the audience.

who's here for PF4203?

Awesome video! I am looking to cost out the difference between using Rakers or tie backs - and how much each would cost overall in a project. Specifically the property is 147 feet long and beside it will be a development with about 2 stories of below grade parking. Using average spacing of tiebacks and taking into account the below grade is 2 stories, how much would that cost to build that out using tiebacks along that one wall? And conversely - without using tiebacks what would the same scenario cost if they used rakers for that wall? Im just looking for ball park figures +-. If you could advise that would be greatly appreciated!!

Everyone on here is a landscaper who uses cheap ass shit. Use solid versa lock bricks. Stop being pussies

Do not follow this jackass. Your wall will fall over

I am planning to build my own 3ft tall 50ft long retaining wall using the 18x12x8 block. The trench will be 18 inches wide and about 14 inches deep. 6 inches of #57 gravel base, and 1 full block buried. My question is should I use #57 for the base, or crusher run gravel? I want to avoid getting 2 different materials if I dont necessary need to. Price different for my area is $40 for #57 and $38 for crusher run per cubic yard, so not much difference in price. Also, is 2 inches of granite sand recommended for easy leveling of first row?

I need something like this ! How much ?

classic video...

Hello, I have a question. I work for an excavation company specializing in earthwork. Recently we were tasked with tieback removal and unfortunately we lost one of them during the process. my question is, what problems does that create structurally? If a tieback is designated for removal later and a portion of it is removed but the rest remains in the bore what happens to the structure? Thank you.

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#classic

do not use a rubber mallet...use a dead blow hammer

Shouldn't you be using a dead hammer. A hammer filled with sand so you dont get the bounce as you do with a rubber mallet

I know this video is old as dirt now (no pun intended lol) but nicely explained.

wonderful product .. do you have any video on how a 50% sloppy terraced orchard at tropical country to prevent land slide due to over saturation of rain water at any one time ? a sloppy area, about 60% slope , terraced for fruit orchard in malaysia often having land slide problem during rain season. how to prevent it using the most economical way ? thx andrew

Can this be used for a driveway with a drop off/slope?

Damn I can’t build a wall. I don’t have 3 levels

Thank you. I’ve been looking for just such a video to show in class. Didn’t have any luck when I search, then a few weeks late this shows up as a recommendation. Perfect.

No stone and geogrid type materials were installed at those locations... Also, the homeowners probably installed those c.c.p. as you did not show them installed between end home units...

Good share.

Where is your porfile

Is the tie back a part of permanent structure? But I remembered when I was having training in a construction company. People talked about touching up blindside waterproofing after removal of tie back. I was confused.

Where is your string line?

I gave this engineer his first wall design in Milford , Ohio he was great to work with

I-beams or H-beams?

Aren’t the soldier piles considered “H” piles ?

Fails to mention price... 🤦🏻‍♂️

what is the song playing on the whole video?

Looks like what I need to install my fence.

I'm currently deciding whether to use Allan Block Classic or Keystone blocks for a small retaining wall in my garden. It will be about 25 inches tall at the highest point, tapering down with the slope. I'm inclined to use Keystone because the main section of the wall will curve gently back with the slope. To do convex curves with AB, you have to knock the rear wings off of every block. While this isn't too much of a hassle, I'm sure this must effect the strength of the blocks slightly since your removing part of the anchoring design. Won't have this problem with keystone, the rear of the block is narrower than the front. As for corners, Keystone corner blocks are much heavier than AB corners but they don't seem to be connected to the remainder of the wall in any way - they are essentially just a solid block (almost twice the weight of AB corner units). Has anyone experience of both Keystone and AB for retaining walls and would anyone recommend one over the other? They seem to be very similar, other than Keystone use pins to interlock while AB uses the rim on the front of the blocks and the wings on the back (albeit it I'd have to knock all the wings off to lay my curved wall!).

Condition E. House on hill neighbor behind 100ft back and 25-30degree slope. Top of my rear yard has a fence at property line and 5ft plateau. Slopes down to an annoying pine tree with exposed roots everywhere. From that tree to yard another 25ft of run off, soil erosion, exposed tree roots. Right up to home deck/patio/ home.

What about a 25 degree slope backyard. House on bottom of the hill. Water runs off towards house . Backyard 100'x100'. Where to put retaining wall

How could we exactly install timbers lagging while going downward? I could understand that point.